offshore e-commerce News

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Through resolutions No 3,579 and No 3,582, Argentina's Revenue and Customs Authority has expanded customs duties on goods entering Argentina through postal services. E-commerce companies will be badly affected by the move.
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by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Isle of Man's Department for Economic Development has proposed the appointment
of a Head of e-Gaming and two new Business Development managers specializing in
financial services, to drive the growth of the local economy.
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by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Jersey government has welcomed the formation of Digital Jersey Limited, a
new independent organization set up to represent and promote the island as a centre
for digital businesses in areas such as e-commerce, information and communications
technology services and data hosting.
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by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, April 6, 2012

The Jersey government has decided not appeal the decision of the High Court in
London, which ruled that the United Kingdom government's decision to revoke Low-Value
Consignment Relief (LVCR), a value-added tax concession, for the Channel Islands
was consistent with European Union law.
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by Phillip Morton, Investors Offshore.com

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

A new agency, Digital Jersey, is to be established as a part of a public-private partnership aimed at promoting Jersey's digital industries - including e-gaming, e-commerce and Information
and Communications Technology, on the back of Jersey's newly updated Intellectual
Property legislation.
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by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Offshore gambling firms have been dealt a blow in the United Kingdom's latest
Budget which amends the tax rules applicable to the supply of gambling services
to the UK market. Wagers will now be taxed on a point-of-consumption
basis, bringing offshore operators under the UK tax net.
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by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Monday, December 5, 2011

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has reported better than expected growth in the
island's Internet-related economy, in terms of the e-gambling applications received and licenses
granted over the course of 2011.
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